Oh yeah and FT02 2020 comes with MICRO USB!
Not USB-C as posted in first post.
To summerize: either BG shipped total crap by mistake or they intentionally sell crap.
Freeme can you ask BG for an explanation? This is not acceptable.
Some comparison beamshots (not taken at the same time) of Astrolux FT02 XHP70.2 5000k vs Convoy M3 XHP70.2 5000k vs Astrolux FT03 XHP50.2 5700k:
Astrolux FT02 XHP70.2 doesn't appear to perform any better than the Convoy M3 XHP70.2
Astrolux FT02 (FT02S) with XHP70.2 5000k neutral-white beamshot:
Convoy M3 XHP70.2 5000k neutral-white beamshot:
Astrolux FT03 XHP50.2 5700k beamshot:
Interested
Just got in touch with BG. Sent video of a failed driver on this new version. Waiting for reply
Freeme are we gonna get any update about failed drivers?
I did inform BG on Jan 16 but i have not heard from them yet. Holiday shutdown is not over for them.
Mine is saying shipped 12/28 but still haven’t received.
I can’t find any written, or video reviews on this FT02 XHP70.2 .
If you know of any, please attach the link/s here. I am interested how it compares to the Cree XHP35 variant, which there are plenty of reviews on.
If you look on the previous page of the thread, you will see that there are some major issues with it.
- The parasitic drain hasn’t been fixed
- The output is barely more than the XHP35 variant
- The driver is micro-usb rather than usb-c as previously advertised
I suspect that they used the XHP35 driver by mistake. I hope they can sort this out soon. Until then, however, I wouldn’t recommend buying this.
Not a review, but beamshots comparison
Astrolux FT02S (XHP70.2, neutral-white) beamshot
Astrolux FT02 (XHP35-Hi, neutral-white) beamshot:
what rngwn said:
- I also guess they used the FT02 XHP35-Hi driver for the FT02S XHP70.2, because I'm measuring only around 7 Amps max current on Turbo mode for the FT02S XHP70.2 (I don't have the FT02 XHP35-Hi on hand now for comparison though...)
The XHP70.2 LED will need more current supplied to reach the high lumens to make it really shine. At 7 Amps only, the XHP70.2 is barely as bright as an XHP50.2... and also produces a more floody beam.
coupon please
Oh my goodness. Are customers getting refunds, because of the problems with the FT02 HXP70.2 model?
No reffunds nor replacement driver either.
Total silence past 2 weeks
I always enjoy your beam shot videos. I did see these videos already, thank you.
I received mine Saturday 2-1-2020, checked it and still about a 5 ma draw when off. I did request a refund through BG. So please keep me informed.
very much interested in one
very interested
Ahahahahahahaha
Are you guys not seeing posts above and a page before?
Still on the fence about this one, but would like to ask my favorite question.
With the head size relatively large, did anyone measure the sustainable output? hoping it’s at least 2,500-3,000 lumens?
thanks